TLC Associates

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The first chatbot said hello to the world over 50 years ago. Even with the advancements made in the 21 st century, there are still constraints on the chatbot experience. Rather than call center chatbots outright replacing people, they can provide ways to enhance the capabilities of your contact center agents.

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NobelBiz

APRIL 18, 2023

Optimizing team productivity is the key to achieving this goal, and this comprehensive guide will walk you through the steps necessary to unlock your call center’s full potential. What is hyper efficiency in a contact center?

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI): AI revolutionizes call centers by enabling smarter interactions and predictive insights. Chatbots : AI-powered chatbots handle routine queries, providing quick and accurate responses. Performance Metrics and KPIs: Monitoring call center performance is essential.

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Outsource Consultants

JUNE 19, 2018

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be a touchy subject in the contact center industry. However, the most common sense approach to AI in the contact center is to integrate it with human agents to improve efficiency. 5 Benefits of Using Artificial Intelligence in the Contact Center.

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bold360 Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2020

For example, a customer may interact with an AI-powered chatbot before, or even instead of, speaking to a live agent. Call & Contact Routing. Today’s customers typically prefer digital engagement channels like chatbots for faster issue resolution. Decreased Average Handle Time (AHT).

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Today, contact center leaders who embrace the cloud are quick to see its benefits – powering engaging customer experiences while positively impacting business outcomes. As contact centers continue to become drivers of business growth, there are significant quantitative and qualitative results to consider.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Hodusoft

JULY 19, 2023

It is designed to help businesses in efficient management and handling of large volumes of incoming customer calls. Choosing the right inbound call center software can help businesses in improving customer satisfaction, reducing wait times, and increasing operational efficiency.

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VocalCom

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Predictive behavioral routing brings numerous benefits to the contact center and your business. This can further lead to the optimization of other contact center KPIs, such as improved first contact resolution and reduced average handling times.

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Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The pressure to reduce contact center costs is immense. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction. Contact centers are now considered more than just service centers. Omnichannel Interaction Data is Siloed or Nonexistent.

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Aspect

MAY 7, 2018

Whether it comes in the form of speech-based self-service, SMS chatbots, or the ability to continue automated engagement after the caller has already been put into the agent queue, Aspect Via has it all. To introduce you to the customer self-service chops of Aspect Via, we will be publishing a series of blog posts starting today.

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Noble Systems

JANUARY 30, 2019

Many of the 2019 trends indicate a “back to basics” approach with an emphasis on the ultimate goal for contact centers — to foster meaningful connections with consumers. After researching several articles, white papers and ebooks on the topic, this blog’s intention is to bring clarity to what the experts are saying.

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Talkdesk

MARCH 24, 2020

In my previous blog , I took you through the key characteristics of a true AI-powered knowledge base. Now, we’re going to dive into the different stakeholders within and outside of the contact center who will benefit from this evolution of the traditional knowledge base, and how you can use it to transform your customer experience. .

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

Customer-facing AI technologies are especially relevant to assisting in customer identification, call classification/routing, chatbots and predictive personalization. This is likely one reason why Oracle found that 80% of sales and marketing leaders say they currently use or plan to deploy chatbots in the near future. Biometrics.

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VocalCom

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

First contact resolution, average handling time…many brands consider these KPIs critical for measuring their customer service success. For example, long average handling times may indicate miscommunication among departments or insufficient use of contact center technologies such as CRM databases.

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VocalCom

MAY 21, 2018

The technologies used in modern contact centers are instrumental in delivering great customer experiences. Here are five ways to reduce customer effort through the efficient use of contact center technologies. Here are five ways to reduce customer effort through the efficient use of contact center technologies.

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Eptica

AUGUST 1, 2018

Author: Joanna Allouche - Consultant Optimizing CX with Eptica When it comes to the contact center, there is a clear link between happy agents and overall performance. To read the first post, on reducing Average Handling Time and improving quality, click here. Published on: August 01, 2018.

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teleopti

OCTOBER 18, 2019

CX has also totally revolutionized the way front-line operations such as contact centers measure their success, switching from the number of calls answered and how quickly to how well do we understand customers? The post A 5-point plan for the new era of Customer Experience Intelligence appeared first on Teleopti Blog.

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Cyara

JULY 9, 2019

The contact center has become the inflection point for digital transformation in the enterprise. To accomplish this, the vast majority of enterprises are moving their contact centers to the cloud. What are the drivers of migrating contact centers to the cloud?”. Blog: Art Schoeller at Forrester Research.

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Babelforce

JUNE 9, 2022

We’ll also provide tips about how you can implement this approach in your contact center. In this blog: • What is customer centricity? How can contact centers become more customer-centric? How can contact centers become more customer-centric? Call centers are the front line of the customer experience.

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Hodusoft

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

7 Best and Effective Inbound Call Strategies For Call Centers. The inbound contact center serves as the point of access for customers for queries, complaints, issues, and feedback. Inbound call center software helps businesses to optimize huge volumes of inbound calls in order to deliver excellent customer service.

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NICE inContact

JULY 12, 2019

Digital customer service streamlines the process so your contact center agents can work more efficiently, and this way, no customer ever gets left out in the cold. Digital communication, social media, and chatbots have changed the way we communicate, and they’ve changed customer expectations. SaaS technology is key for agility.

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ViiBE Blog

MAY 13, 2021

So what exactly do call centers do? What does a call center do? Customer satisfaction is a crucial metric and the priority of every call center employee. At the core of each call center or contact center is the customer interaction. Which software is used in call centers? Contact Center.

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COPC

JUNE 9, 2023

This blog article discusses the importance of employing multiple types of AI, implementing effective controls and guardrails, and adapting specific roles within the CX organization. Day-to-day operations in the contact center generate much of the data used in the CX industry.

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Horizon CX

MARCH 19, 2022

But I digress, that’s another topic for another blog. For example, when issues arise that cannot be managed online or through a chatbot, contact by phone may be the only viable option. Oh no, I thought—not another round of call-center madness or chatbot mania—I need another channel—enter social media.

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VocalCom

APRIL 2, 2018

With all the discussion of messaging apps, chatbots, and live chat, your company may think that the voice channel is a thing of the past. Many companies worry about reducing average handling time in order to cut costs. The post 6 Tips for Satisfying Customers on the Voice Channel appeared first on Vocalcom Blog.

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Playvox

MARCH 27, 2023

Operating a successful contact center demands attention to a wide range of factors, from investing in your agents’ well-being and training to implementing the right tools and technology. Training programs should be designed to meet the specific needs of the contact center and its agents.

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SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

TechStyle’s top call drivers are conversations like returns, order status, and billing–repetitive conversations that used to be handled by live agents but now handled by AI agents. In other cases, SmartAction’s AI agents gather data upfront before passing to a live agent, which drastically reduces average handle time.

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Avaya

JUNE 1, 2018

If you were managing a large team of contact centre agents, how long would it take you to cut a few seconds from the average handle time or average time customers wait in your IVR queue? But it takes more than just your contact centre team’s training to enhance your customer experience metrics.

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Balto

JANUARY 22, 2024

We’ve seen generative AI being applied in different industries with great results, specifically in the contact center domain. This blog aims to uncover the numerous use cases of generative AI in the modern contact center. Monitor and Ensure Compliance Maintaining compliance is foundational for your contact center.

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Tenfold - Contact Center Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

With evolving customer expectations and service complexities, contact centers are poised to deliver strategic value and profitability to organizations. Don’t send an annual survey to see if they’re satisfied with your products, contact center or delivery performance.

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AWS Machine Learning

JULY 29, 2022

Establishing highly efficient contact centers requires significant automation, the ability to scale, and a mechanism of active learning through customer feedback. In traditional contact centers, one solution for long hold times is enabling self-service options for customers using an Interactive Voice Response system (IVR).

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NobelBiz

APRIL 25, 2023

A great number of contact centers are struggling to make ends meet but are still reluctant to make the necessary changes to achieve a better cost to benefits ratio. This article is here to tell you that cost reduction needs to be a top priority for contact centers worldwide in the present-day crisis environment.

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Global Response

JUNE 20, 2023

For example, call centers can use automation to reduce manual data entry and repetitive tasks, which not only reduces errors but also improves worker satisfaction and retention. In addition, AI can be implemented to create chatbots, self-service tools for customers and more expansive and useful knowledge bases for agents.

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Upstream Works

JULY 6, 2022

With so much technology change, this is hard to do, but the stakes have never been higher for contact centers. Artificial Intelligence (AI) application integrations hold great promise, but remain poorly understood by contact center leaders and is overhyped by vendors. Decision-Makers’ Resistance to AI.

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NICE inContact

JANUARY 31, 2019

I could take you through a litany of common contact center terms and definitions … but why? In fact, I’ve included a link to an unbiased market source at the end of this blog. Cloud Contact Center – Cloud computing… applied to the contact center.

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Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

This is a guest blog from Pratik Salia, product manager at Knowmax , a Talkdesk® AppConnect ™ partner. Promote better decision making Contact center agents come across multiple customer interactions that involve complex decision making. This will help align the team towards common goals.

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